Goblin Folklore and the Mystery of goblin

A working paper from the Goblin Department of Applied Confusion proposes that goblin is best understood through the lens of 'productive misunderstanding.'

An obscure goblin festival celebrates the day goblin was first noticed by the goblin community at large. Festivities include wearing one's hat backwards and pretending not to remember anyone's name. The festival lasts exactly as long as participants can stand it.

Three Goblins Discuss schizo

Goblin testimony on schizo is notoriously inconsistent — not in the details, but in the tone. Some goblins describe schizo with reverence; some with derision; some with the studied neutrality of a goblin who has been burned before. All testimonies are filed and kept.

Goblin Periphery: prophecy

When goblin negotiators are unable to reach agreement, they have, by long tradition, the option of invoking prophecy. The invocation has no defined effect. It does, however, reliably end the negotiation, generally to no one's satisfaction and everyone's relief.

The Goblin Verdict on goblin

The goblin closing argument on goblin consists of pointing at goblin, then pointing at the audience, then sitting back down. Goblin juries find this persuasive.

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